The anime is running 24 episodes across two consecutive cours and streaming on Crunchyroll, with the second part opening with a new theme. Neguse. performs "LOVE & LIKE," named at the Aniplex One Focus livestream.
The anime adaptation of Please Excuse My Younger Brothers is a 24-episode series split across two consecutive cours, streaming on Crunchyroll. That structure was confirmed in September 2026 at the Aniplex One Focus livestream, where Aniplex also named Neguse. as the performer of "LOVE & LIKE," the opening theme for the second part of the run. The announcement came with a special promo video and a clip of the four-member band commenting on the song, and it landed at the cour break rather than as a standalone single announcement.
Earlier coverage of the series established its shape. Anime Feminist reviewed the first episode in July 2026, describing a romantic comedy about high school sophomore Ito adjusting to life with four younger stepbrothers. The review said the show looks good, the voice acting feels natural, and the comedy beats land, and it noted the series is upfront about its romantic direction. A July 2026 seasonal roundup listed Tanabata greetings from across anime, manga, and games but did not add a wish from this series, so it adds nothing to the record here.
What is settled: the episode count, the split-cour layout, the Crunchyroll stream, the premise, and the early reception. What changed across the stories is the music, with the second part opening on a new song. Nothing in the coverage states a finale date or a third cour.
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The second cours of the Please Excuse My Younger Brothers anime begins October 2, with a third promotional video and second key visual showing both new theme songs. Yoko Hikasa joins the cast as Azusa Yashiro. Neguse. performs the opening theme "LOVE & LIKE" and MEminor performs the ending theme "Mabataki." The anime runs 24 episodes across two consecutive cours.
The Aniplex One Focus livestream on Saturday named Neguse. as the performer of "LOVE & LIKE," the new opening theme for the second part of the Please Excuse My Younger Brothers anime. Aniplex also posted a special promo video and a clip of the four-member band commenting on the song. The anime runs 24 episodes across two consecutive cours and streams on Crunchyroll.
Anime News Network published a five-part roundup of Tanabata greetings from across the anime, manga, and video game industries on July 7, 2026. The collection includes wishes and illustrations from official accounts for series such as Bungo Stray Dogs, Detective Conan, My Hero Academia, Sakamoto Days, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Hell's Paradise, and Dragon Quest. Video game franchises like Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, and Like a Dragon also participated, alongside creators including Hideo Kojima, Yuki Kaji, and Shoko Nakagawa. Several series tied their posts to new releases: the second season of Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers premiered on July 7, My Happy Marriage released a special Tanabata illustration and announced a three-episode special for 2026, and My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked began airing on July 8. The roundup also features greetings from manga titles like Chiikawa, MARRIAGETOXIN, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, as well as from studios Tatsunoko Production and Square Enix.
Anime Feminist reviewed the first episode of Please Excuse My Younger Brothers, a romantic comedy about high school sophomore Ito adjusting to life with four younger stepbrothers. The review notes the show looks good, the voice acting feels natural, and the comedy beats land, while also making clear the series is upfront about its romantic direction.